Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Hegarty [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1884 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
Date of death | 3 October 1917 (aged 33) [3] | ||
Place of death | Gosforth, England [4] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Belle Vue Athletic | |||
West Hartlepool Perseverance | |||
West Hartlepool | |||
1905 | Stockport County | 1 | (0) |
Sunderland Royal Rovers | |||
1908–1910 | Hartlepools United | 29 | (1) |
North Shields Athletic | |||
West Hartlepool St Joseph's | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Hegarty (1884 – 3 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back in the Football League for Stockport County. [1]
Hegarty served as a sergeant in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and died of " wounds and gas" at Northumberland War Hospital on 3 October 1917. [4] He was buried in Stranton Cemetery & Crematorium, Hartlepool. [3] His elder brother Daniel died in service on 29 July 1919. [5]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 1905–06 [6] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hartlepools United | 1908–09 [7] | North Eastern League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
1909–10 [7] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Career total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |